Barber Institute of Fine Arts, Birmingham University: Facing The Music - 20th century portraits of British composers, until August 28. Composing Characters: Edmond Xavier Kapp’s portraits of 20th century composers, until August 26. Cityscapes - panoramic views on coins and medals, until October 2013. 0121 414 7333.

Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery, Chamberlain Square: Pharaoh - King Of Egypt, national touring exhibition from the British Museum, until October 14. Style Africa, until September 2. Staffordshire Hoard, until December 31. Jamaica 50, until September 30. 0121 303 2834.

Ikon Gallery, Oozells Square, Brindley Place, Birmingham: Deepest Sympathy, digital animation by David Theobald conveying a life through greeting cards. Views, paintings and photography by Fionnuala Boyd and Les Evans from their 40-year career, until September 2. 0121 248 0708.

MAC, Cannon Hill Park, Birmingham: Allotment, until September 9. Moonbeams 3, work by Birmingham school and nursery children, until September 9. Kosuge1-16: The Playmakers, until September 9. 0121 446 3232.

Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford: Living Walls, Squidsoup provide digital projections made up of texts and quotes from Shakespearian characters, until September 23. The Stories of Shakespeare, RST and Shakespeare Birthplace Trust, stories connecting Shakespeare and people now, until December 31.

Compton Verney Art Gallery, near Wellesbourne: Flight And The Artistic Imagination – works by artists as varied as da Vinci, Matisse, Paul Nash, Peter Lanyon, Mark Wallinger and Hiraki Sawa, until September 30. Into The Light - French and British painting from Impressionism until the early 1920s. The Image Of A King – portrait by Anthony Van Dyck on loan from the Royal Collection, until September 16. Plus permanent collection. 01926 645500.

The New Art Gallery, Gallery Square, Walsall: Good Sport, works by various artists celebrating the spirit of taking part in sport as spectator or participant, until September 1. Mark Power: Black Country Stories, urban landscapes and elegant footwear from the Black Country. Street, artists exploring the darker side of the urban environment, both until September 15. Isabel Rawsthorne: Moving Bodies, paintings by Jacob Epstein’s former studio assistant, until September 8. 01922 654400.